text_original: The people were delighted by pageantry and good cheer; the opposition of old  fashioned politicians was overborne in the prevailing enthusiasm; and men spoke only of the triumph of a pacific policy which had achieved results such as warfare could not have won.
text_transcription: THE PEOPLE WERE DELIGHTED BY THE PAGEANTRY AND GOOD CHEER THE OPPOSITION OF OLD FASHIONED POLITICS WAS OVERBORNE IN THE PREVAILING ENTHUSIASM AND MEN SPOKE ONLY OF THE TRIUMPH OF A PACIFIC POLICY WHICH HAD ACHIEVED RESULTS SUCH AS WARFARE COULD NOT HAVE WON
phonemes: ðə pˈiːpəl wɜː dᵻlˈaɪɾᵻd baɪ pˈædʒəntɹi ænd ɡˈʊd tʃˈɪɹ; ðɪ ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən ʌv ˈoʊld fˈæʃənd pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃənz wʌz ˌoʊvɚbˈɔːɹn ɪnðə pɹɪvˈeɪlɪŋ ɛnθˈuːziˌæzəm; ænd mˈɛn spˈoʊk ˈoʊnli ʌvðə tɹˈaɪʌmf əvə pɐsˈɪfɪk pˈɑːlɪsi wˌɪtʃ hæd ɐtʃˈiːvd ɹɪzˈʌlts sˈʌtʃ ɐz wˈɔːɹfɛɹ kʊd nˌɑːɾɐv wˈʌn.